THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 1, 2021 at 16:40 JST
Kenzo Oshima in April 2005, when he was Japan’s ambassador to the United Nations (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Retired Japanese diplomat Kenzo Oshima, who served as the undersecretary general of the United Nations and Japan's U.N. ambassador, died on May 29. He was 78. [Read More]
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
